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US coal miners plead for benefits as black lung disease cases hit 50-year high
Sick miners face delays in benefit claims even as pneumoconiosis diagnoses surge, according to the Guardian.
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Sick miners face delays in benefit claims even as pneumoconiosis diagnoses surge, according to the Guardian.

Cases of silicosis and black lung are occurring in younger workers across coal mining and other industries, even as prevention methods are well-established.